About

Description of the project

“Cyrielle Formaz travels with a guitar at her side, which she has caressed for almost 15 years, a few pencils and brushes as well as a big notebook to which she whispers her illustrated dreams and her song drafts. Today with her project Meimuna, she invites you into her universe, where the French language’s natural musicality seems to dance between her guitar strings and her authentic yet unusual voice seems to make melodies shine…” (D.F)

I like writing, composing, arranging and recording at home. I’m trying to create Meimuna’s musical and visual world with my own touch, because I think it helps delivering an authentic project which looks and sounds like me. It doesn’t mean that I don’t get my inspiration from other artists, though, such as painters, writers, sculptors or musicians. All these domains can bring something into building a world, and their variety makes it more solid and coherent. Every artwork I come across, either natural or man-made, is a key driver to creativity. Musically speaking, I think it’s quite difficult to put MEIMUNA in a box. I get my inspiration mostly from american folk, indie rock and classic. In an attempt to honour that rich diversity, I’m trying to deliver all these influences in an intimate, sincere and passionate atmosphere.

The name of the project, « Meimuna », is inspired by a sort of cicada. This insect bears symbols that are really meaningful to me : metamorphosis, immortality, rebirth… A few texts in particular really moved me because of their poesy :